nepenthe

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /nɪˈpɛnθi/    美 /nəˈpɛnθi/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Alternative form of nepenthes (“a drug that relieves one of emotional pain, grief or sorrow”). alt-of,alternative,archaic
    — And in her other hand a cup ſhe hild, The which was with Nepenthe to the brim vpfild. Nepenthe is a drinck of ſouerayne grace, Deuized by the Gods, for to aſſwage Harts grief, and bitter gall away to chace, VVhich ſtirs vp anguiſh and contentious rage: In ſtead thereof ſweet peace and quiet age It doth eſtablish in the troubled mynd.

词形变化

nepenthes plural

词源

A back-formation from nepenthes.
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